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STAYING IN SCOUTING
AFTER 15
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Five Limits to a Scouting Program
1) Imagination
2)Time
3)Travel
4)The Guide to Safe Scouting - AKA the Bible
5)Money
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10 HOURS
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What is Venturing??
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Venturing is the Youth
Led Coed Scout Program for
14-20 yr old Young Adults
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What Is Venturing?
Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women
who are 13 and have completed the eighth grade, or age 14 through 20 years of age.
Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare
them to become responsible and caring adults.
Venturing is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth, adult leaders, and
organizations in their communities. Local community organizations establish a Venturing crew by
matching their people and program resources to the interests of young people in the community.
The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that helps youth pursue their special
interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become
Venturing crews can specialize in a variety of avocation or hobby interests.
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Goals
Young adults involved in Venturing will:
Learn to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling the values in the Scout Oath
and Scout Law.
Experience a program that is fun and full of challenge and adventure.
Become a skilled training and program resource for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and other
groups.
Acquire skills in the areas of high adventure, sports, arts and hobbies, religious life, or Sea
Scouting.
Experience positive leadership from adult and youth leaders and be given opportunities to
take on leadership roles.
Have a chance to learn and grow in a supportive, caring, and fun environment.
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Every Venturing crew specialty
Animal care/pets
Archery
Arts and hobbies
Athletic coach/manager/trainer
Band/drum and bugle corps/drill team
Basketball
Bicycling/BMX
Black-powder shooting
Camping/backpacking/hiking
Canoeing/rafting
Church worker
Clergyman/missionary
Dance (modern/tap/ballet/folk)
Ethnic cultural history
Fencing
Fishing/fly-tying
Football
General aquatics
General interest
Gun/marksmanship target
Ham radio/citizens band radio
High adventure
Horse training/riding
Horseback riding
Hunting
Ice hockey
Indian culture
Latter-day Saints (LDS)
PART TWO
Magic
Model aircraft/rockets
Model railroading
Music (instrumental/choral/vocal)
Orienteering/compass
Photography
Physical disabilities
Ranger (park/forest/camp)
Recreational boating
Religion
Rock climbing/rappelling
Rowing/sculling
Running/jogging
Safe rides program
Sailing/boating
Scuba diving
Search and rescue
Ski patrol
Snow skiing/cross-country skiing
Soccer
Spelunking/cave exploring
Sports
Swimming/diving
Volleyball
Water skiing
Youth organization volunteering
Youth worker
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We are Venture Crew 252, a newly formed, co-ed Crew that focuses on exploring cultural attractions
and unique sites of interest. We have only been chartered for a few months, so we are still getting our
bearings but making great strides.
We meet on the first and third Thursdays of the month and sometimes hold a monthly supplemental
meeting that focuses on an activity. The Crew also conducts a monthly "trip" to a site of interest. So far
all trips have been day trips and we plan on a couple camping trips. Given the busy schedules of most
teenagers, we feel that the day trips provide more opportunity to attend.
We are currently in a state of transition with regards to our meeting location. We were meeting at the
First Baptist Church of Cherry Hill, but they are closing. We, along with Troop and Pack 252, are going
to be chartered by Trinity Prespaterian Church in Cherry Hill. Once the new charter is in place we will
be meeting at Trinity.
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Our greatest accomplishment, other than getting chartered, has to be having a Crew that is
truly run by the Venturers.
To date we have taken trips to Asbury Park to see the Silver Ball Museum and Convention Hall;
Philadelphia to visit Eastern State Penitentiary and Reading Terminal Market; Doylestown to see
Font Hill Castle; and a ski trip to Camelback Mountain.
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WHY YOUR TROOP NEEDS A CREW
YOUR TROOP WILL GROW AND RETAIN MEMBERS.
Your troop will grow and have increased opportunities with a companion crew. Giving scouts broader opportunities are is the way to keep them in the
program and help us achieve the mission of the BSA. Venturing is designed to meet the needs of young adults 14-20.
Some 14-17 year old boys are going to leave your troop anyway, isn’t it better that they are “lost” to another unit in your chartered organization?
18 to 20 year olds are more likely to register as ASMs with your troop if they are active in their crew.”
Your troop will have more Eagles who earn it at a higher age and the average age of your SPL will increase.
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VENTURING IS A WAY FOR YOUR OLDER SCOUTS TO FLOURISH AND RENEW.
Some scouts by age 14 have done it before and lose interest in going to the same places and doing the same things
again and always helping with the younger scouts. Let them renew and refresh with young adult experiences.
Scouting is meant to meet the unique wants and needs of boys. What we have to offer an 11 - 13 year old (knots,
pioneering, merit badges, etc.), doesn't work for a 14 - 17 year old...no more than field trips, crafts, and pinewood
derbies work well for a 7 -10 year old, but not an 11 - 13 year old. So it’s our job as a Scoutmaster to find ways to meet
those needs and wants. Offering an adventurous program designed for teens is their best bet to make this happen.
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A SCOUT CAN BE IN YOUR TROOP AND A CREW (OR MULTIPLE CREWS).
You do not lose the scout from your charter if they join the crew. You gain all of their venturing friends to help out
your troop from time to time.
All of your units benefit when you adopt a family of scouting concept. Your“Sponsor’s name Family of Scouting”
concept leverages good will from your organization and encourages Pack, Troop and Crew to be considered as
one scouting program from first grade through 21.
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Area 5 Rendezvous
May 20-22, 2016
If you haven’t heard, every year Area 5 hosts an annual Rendezvous and you and your friends are invited to attend. This year the
theme is Mythology where you can explore Roman, Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic and Native American Cultures. We are creating a once in a
lifetime experience for you and your friends to enjoy.
So save the date, May 20th to 22nd 2016, at Camp Acahela.Price is only $45.00 per person, But you can take advantage of the early bird discount of
$40.00 now through April 30th. A late fee of $5.00 will be added starting May 15th.
Featuring activities such as:
Train with demigods!
Fire history
Our very own camp-wide Olympic games!
Branding
The hell hound pit
Escape the Minotaur Maze!
Make ambrosia and nectar – the food of the gods!
…and so many more fun and exciting activities!
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